Although the Petrograd police, at the request of the chief Alexander, quickly cordoned off the scene, they also refused all interviews with journalists, hoping to intervene forcefully and prevent all gossip from spreading. But in reality, this idea is extremely naïve and naïve.

No matter how it is said that Trotsky was also a former parliamentary Duma and now one of the political leaders of the Mensheviks, and he was assassinated on the first day of his return, and it is difficult not to attract the attention of the outside world when several factors are combined, and it is only when people in the Soviets shout that they want to overthrow the Provisional Government, and they turn their heads and get shot, is it such a coincidence?

What's more, the efficiency of the police uncles in Petrograd is not ordinarily low, except for two patrol officers after the incident, the large army waited for more than an hour to come to the scene of the incident, such a long time, enough time for many people to do what they want to do.

For example, Angelina was the first to arrive at the scene after receiving a notice from a certain immortal, and after taking a whole film close-up of the assassin, she also interviewed the victim Trotsky for the first time, and by the time the police uncles in Petrograd arrived late, Angelina had already returned to the Voice of Russia radio station with the film and the interview transcript.

Just as the police uncles in Petrograd began to cordon off and clean up the scene, the Voice of Russia radio station had already begun to broadcast the news of the explosion. Therefore, from the very beginning, Director Alexander's blockade operation was declared a failure, and the Voice of Russia radio station, which was already very eye-catching, took the lead with its extraordinary ability to grab news, and the scenery was unlimited for a while.

These are all off-topic, things have already happened, and the impact and results are not yet easy to say. However, this did not prevent the bigwigs from expressing their deep concern and greetings to the victim Trotsky. Whether it was the Bolsheviks, the Mensheviks and the Socialist-Revolutionaries, even the Cadet Party, where Lvov belonged, sent people to visit Trotsky.

Of course, the other parties, including the Mensheviks, were not big names, but more symbolic. On the contrary, the Bolsheviks sent Dzerzhinsky and brought Lenin's personal letter, which gave Trotsky enough face in terms of identity and specifications.

Among them, Dzerzhinsky's initiative to ask for help is also a very important reason. Otherwise, Lenin could have sent Sverdlov. After all, Dzerzhinsky was not a close friend of his mentor. It was probably because the Man in the Iron Mask felt that this assassination incident was really a bit strange, and at this sensitive moment, he had to pay attention to it. It is necessary to come and find out the truth of the matter in person.

"Thank you Comrade Lenin for your concern and greetings to me, and please convey my gratitude to him, Comrade Felix......"

Although the words were official clichés, Dzerzhinsky could still see from Trotsky's expression that these official words and clichés revealed moving emotions. It can be seen that Lenin's co-optation plan has initially worked.

"That's as it should be!" Dzerzhinsky said calmly, "Comrade Lenin was shocked when he heard the news of your assassination, and was very worried about your personal safety, so he specially instructed me to bring a few comrades from Tekko to protect your safety......

Trotsky looked at the two tall young men in black leather jackets who were clubbed outside the door. Zhilu said that this was the so-called special guard of the special department, and if it was morning, he would definitely refuse such a kind offer, but after being shot, Trotsky's mind changed.

Although Trotsky was not afraid of death, he had to die meaningfully, he had not yet carried out revolutionary work, he had not yet realized his political ambitions. was inexplicably killed by the assassins. That's just a lot of money. Compared with the safety of life and political future, losing face is nothing at all, and now that he is a victim, it is only natural to accept Lenin's kindness. …,

Dzerzhinsky, of course, noticed Trotsky's change of mood, and at first he heard from a certain immortal that Trotsky did not want to accept Lenin's kindness. There was a vague idea of distancing himself from Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Just now he was worried that Trotsky would not accept this kindness, who would have thought that old Trotsky's brain would turn quickly.

Case. Dzerzhinsky did not mind making a more favorable appearance: "Comrade Lenin also said, judging from the circumstances of your assassination today. The enemy has seen you as a thorn in the side, and I am afraid that he will not give up. The conditions of the hotel in Kyiv are not ideal, and the guests are mixed, which is not conducive to your recovery or the safety of your family. So Comrade Lenin begs you to accept his offer in the morning and change accommodation. ”

Trotsky pondered for a moment, in fact he immediately wanted to agree, the Kiev Hotel is indeed not a good thing, and after this incident, the issue of security should indeed be taken seriously. But no matter how much he says, he is also a big man, he sternly refused at first, and now let him take back what he said, he really can't afford to lose this person. But now that Dzerzhinsky took the initiative to relieve him, he no longer had any worries, and it was natural for him to get off the donkey.

"Thank you so much Comrade Lenin, he is really thoughtful, and when I am discharged from the hospital, I will personally come to thank you!"

It should be said that Dzerzhinsky's visit was quite successful, and after a few polite words, he took his leave. However, he did not leave immediately, but found Li Xiaofeng. After all, today's events are really too big, and the murderer committed suicide again, as for the Petrograd police, everyone knows that their most reliable thing is that they are unreliable. At this time, consult the opinions of the parties directly involved in the incident, and maybe you can find any useful clues.

After consulting with witnesses and a brief on-site survey, Dzerzhinsky had a small guess that it was not necessarily Trotsky who was holding the Assassin's hatred, but that some immortal also had the ability to pull hatred. But in the presence of Ulitsky and Lunacharsky, this speculation is inconvenient to say. After all, it was Trotsky who was really shot, and to say that the assassin had hit the passenger car by mistake at this time would probably cause unnecessary misunderstandings and spoil the current atmosphere of harmony and friendship.

Therefore, Dzerzhinsky can only praise a certain immortal in the first place: "Andrey, today is also a loss to you in your presence." Otherwise, let this assassin escape, and there will be no clue to the case! ”

"Unfortunately, the Assassin committed suicide." Li Xiaofeng sighed helplessly, this is indeed something that he regrets very much, in front of the dignified immortals, it is difficult for ordinary people to want to commit suicide, but today he can't stop it, then it must be lingering.

"Anyway, you dare to face the bullets, this guts. There are no comrades in general! Your spirit is to be encouraged! ”

Speaking of this, Dzerzhinsky sighed, reached out and patted Li Xiaofeng's shoulder: "But you are also too impulsive." Although righteousness and courage are worthy of praise, they cannot be reckless. Today you are really lucky, the onlookers were injured three or four, but you were unscathed. But who can guarantee that you will be as lucky as you are today? Therefore, in the future, you should pay attention to strategy and try to be less impulsive. ”

"As soon as I heard the gunshots, I couldn't control my emotions. This is an assassination of our revolutionary comrades! Li Xiaofeng pretended to use immortal power to make his eyeballs bloodshot, and deliberately choked up and replied, "It's a pity that I was too careless, and I watched that guy commit suicide, because my mistake caused the clue to be interrupted, and I can't track down the culprit behind the scenes, please criticize me, Comrade Felix!" ”

It should be said that Li Xiaofeng's performance aroused the favor of Lunacharsky and Ulitsky, and both of them felt that he was really a good boy and a good comrade. Not only do they have deep feelings for revolutionary comrades. is not afraid of death and dares to fight, the most lovely thing is that he has no idea of being proud of his merits at all, but he still blames himself deeply for that little mistake. …,

At that time, Lunacharsky and Ulitsky could not wait to intercede for someone: "Comrade Felix, we feel that under the circumstances of that time, Comrade Andrei's performance was perfect, and not only should not be criticized. He should also be severely praised for his actions, which fully illustrate what it means to be a true revolutionary! ”

Dzerzhinsky was directly speechless. When did you kid behave so well, when did you become so sensible. If you're so modest, just pretend to me! Knowing that I can't criticize you for my way, I just pretend to sing a high note with me, you kid is not a thing!

Although Dzerzhinsky was very tired of the hypocrisy of a certain immortal, he could not help but say what he said, and he immediately said: "I am very satisfied with Comrade Andrei's performance, and of course I will not criticize such a good comrade, not only not only cannot criticize, but also inform the whole party of Comrade Andrei's deeds and call on comrades to learn from him!" ”

Speaking of this, Dzerzhinsky glared at Li Xiaofeng quietly, and the meaning was very clear-you kid will pretend to me again, and if you pretend again, I will be unkind to you!

Fortunately, Li Xiaofeng was not carried away, acting in front of the man in the iron mask, the requirements for acting skills are too high, if you can get some benefits, be content, don't continue to sing high notes without knowing whether you are alive or dead, which angers the man in the iron mask, even if you don't clean it up now, you will be settled by the queen of the autumn. So he quickly returned to normal and stopped acting.

Dzerzhinsky saw that someone would accept it when he saw it, and he was also relieved, so he hurried to the point, so as not to be taken off topic by this kid again. What he really cared about was who the assassins were aiming for, and if they weren't coming at Trotsky, then judging from the situation at the scene, only someone was closest to Trotsky, and if the murderer was coming at someone, then there would be too much to talk about!

Dzerzhinsky was really afraid that the truth of the matter was not that the reactionaries wanted to assassinate Trotsky, but that some people wanted to take advantage of the convening of the National Congress of Party members to play tricks! For example, it may be that Kamenev or Zinoviev want to cut off Lenin's arm; It could also be that Lenin appointed someone to use the bitter meat trick to gain sympathy. After all, Comrade Lenin's attitude today is very strange, and it is so abnormal that he suddenly has a flood of goodwill and cares about the life of his old opponent Trotsky!

Either way, if the Assassin's target is someone, then it's too much of a problem! So Dzerzhinsky asked directly: "Andrey, you are the only one who has direct contact with the assassin, do you have any clues about the identity of this murderer?" ”

"Well, I'...... I really didn't notice anything special, it happened too fast......" said that, but Li Xiaofeng was startled in his heart, the iron mask, your perception is too keen, so quickly you suspect who the murderer is coming.

This guy pretended to groan for a while, as if he was trying to remember, and then slowly shook his head, and his sincere eyes revealed a trace of confusion: "I really don't have a clue!" ”

Li Xiaofeng is not stupid, he has now pinched the soul of the murderer in his hands, it is too easy to find the mastermind behind the scenes, and someone will never leave anyone who dares to assassinate him. He has already made up his mind, figured out who is behind the scenes, and directly killed him. If Dzerzhinsky is involved, it may add more variables. Come on, brother, don't say anything, save yourself trouble.

Sure enough, Dzerzhinsky was suspicious. He asked directly: "Do you think that the target of the assassins is not only Trotsky, but also against other people present?" ”

"This ...... The possibility is not impossible. ”

Li Xiaofeng pondered again for a moment. Then he shook his head slowly, he already understood, Dzerzhinsky was already suspecting that this was a bitter ploy that he had written, directed and acted by himself. The problem is that he really doesn't have such a pain, how can he find an assassin to come over and act? But there's no way to explain it. If you tell the Iron Masked that the Assassin is coming at him, maybe the Man in the Iron Masked will make up something! …,

Li Xiaofeng really didn't want the Man in the Iron Mask to get involved, so he simply began to mislead the Man in the Iron Mask: "Yes, because of the revolutionary line, although I have offended some people. But everyone is gay, no matter how they say, it is impossible to use such despicable means. I think that this method seems like the usual tactics of the old forces and reactionaries, who used to rely on the reactionary government of the Tsar to persecute our revolutionaries, but now that they have no backers, they can only use this despicable means to achieve their ulterior ends......"

"Well, I think that's a big possibility, too?" Lunacharsky echoed Li Xiaofeng's point of view, and praised someone by the way. "A murderous professional killer like this. Surely the lackeys of those reactionaries! If it weren't for the presence of the brave Comrade Andrei today, the consequences would be unimaginable! ”

Speaking of this, Lunacharsky suddenly asked very gossipy: "Comrade Andrei, how can you have such courage, I was so frightened that my legs were weak......

Dzerzhinsky glanced at Lunacharsky faintly, and was speechless in his heart - how do I feel. Do you say this to divert my attention? Could it be that today's assassination was a joint effort between Lenin and Trotsky? Trotsky's minor injuries were exchanged for great political prestige, and Lenin further showed the national delegates that the Provisional Government was not a thing. The two sides work closely together to take what they need. It's seamless!

Dzerzhinsky's suspicions grew stronger, after all, the assassination was a big deal. The impact was sensational, but only one assassin was killed, and the others, whether Trotsky or the wounded masses, were not too badly injured.

Come to think of it, a professional assassin who fired eighteen shots in a row is too lethal to say anything, right? Thinking of the desperate words of Ulitsky and Lunacharsky just now to say good things for someone and pull someone out, as well as Lenin's sudden co-optation of the Menshevik internationalist faction before, Dzerzhinsky subconsciously thought that this was a game. And for this shameless method, the Man in the Iron Mask hated it, and he made up his mind to investigate it to the end at that time.

Li Xiaofeng naturally didn't know that Dzerzhinsky had made up this mess in his brain in an instant, but he realized that the face of the man in the iron mask was wrong, and the situation seemed to be a little wrong, so I would say a few words!

So this guy simply pretended to be confused: "I am a stupid and bold person by nature, and Comrade Felix also knows that during the uprising in Peter and Paul's prison, I was not afraid of the heavy machine guns of the Tsarist Gendarme, let alone a few pistols of an assassin!" ”

Lunacharsky and Ulitsky naturally did not know that a certain immortal in Ludao had such glorious achievements, and of course they asked clearly, and when they received a positive answer from Dzerzhinsky, they unanimously expressed a considerable degree of shock.

And their shock reached Dzerzhinsky's eyes, and they were outright puzzled, looking at the expressions of the two did not look like acting. Dzerzhinsky was very confident in his eyes, for example, just now a certain immortal pretended to be modest in his high-profile singing, and he knew at a glance that the Tao was fake. And now the shock of the two people has no acting skills at all, but the true colors of the real show.

At this moment, Dzerzhinsky was a little suspicious of his own speculation, could it be that the murderer was really going for Trotsky? Isn't this really a good game?

At this time, Dzerzhinsky had two heads on top of his head, and he really hoped that the Assassins would go for Trotsky, but all kinds of irrational things could not be explained. Thinking about it, the whole thing was like a mess, and he couldn't figure it out, and even he was annoyed when it got to the worst.

Forget it, no matter how much, don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, no matter whether this is a game or not, there is always nothing wrong with bold doubts and careful verification. Moreover, Dzerzhinsky felt that in this incident, he had to put the villain before the gentleman, even if it was the most embarrassing to prove someone's innocence, it was a big deal that he himself would personally apologize. If someone is not innocent and he doesn't investigate carefully, that's a big mistake!

So when he returned to his office, Dzerzhinsky immediately called Georgy and Kosygin and told them to keep an eye on the actions of a certain immortal and report any unusual findings. On Lenin's side, he decided to go out in person.

Of course, Li Xiaofeng didn't know that Dzerzhinsky was going to break the casserole to find out, and if he did, he would probably cry and laugh. Fortunately, the assassin has died, and Dzerzhinsky has no ability to communicate with ghosts, and this kind of headless case cannot be investigated if he wants to. And Li Xiaofeng will not tell the iron mask man the cause and effect, with this idle time, he might as well hurry up and find the mastermind behind the scenes to settle accounts! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )